eal Madrid host Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their heavyweight Champions League last-16 tie at the Bernabeu later today.
PSG hold a 1-0 advantage from the first leg after Kylian Mbappe’s dramatic 94th-minute winner in Paris last month that followed a penalty miss by Lionel Messi.
Real Madrid vs PSG team news
Real Madrid XI: Courtois; Carvajal, Militao, Alaba, Nacho; Modric, Kroos, Fede Valverde; Asensio, Benzema, Vinicius
Subs: Lunin, Vallejo, Hazard, Marcelo, Jovic, Vazquez, Bale, Ceballos, Rodrygo, Isco, Mariano, Camavinga
PSG XI: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Mendes, Paredes, Pereira, Verratti, Messi, Mbappe, Neymar
Subs: Michut, Simons, Navas, Icardi, Di Maria, Dagba, Wijnaldum, Diallo, Draxler, Kehrer, Gueye, Ebimbe.
Date
Real Madrid vs PSG will take place on Wednesday 9th March 2022 at the Santiago Bernabéu. The match will start at 8:00pm UK time.
Real Madrid vs PSG prediction
Los Blancos were far from their best in Paris and yet only suffered a one-goal defeat. Carlo Ancelotti has got the Spanish giants purring again and who would count out Real Madrid at home on a Champions League night?
The French side have never won the Champions League and an early knockout clash against the tournament’s most-successful club is a huge test of Mauricio Pochettino’s men.
Messi was part of a team that failed to break down Nice in a rare defeat for the Ligue 1 leaders on Saturday, while Madrid built out their advantage atop of LaLiga with a comfortable victory over Real Sociedad.
Head to Head
In the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid and PSG have only met each other seven times. Real Madrid have won three, PSG have won two and there has been two draws. The Spanish side have scored eight goals, whilst the French side have also scored eight.
Odds
The betting markets have this as a tough match to call, and understandably so.
Real Madrid to win: 7/5
Draw: 11/4
PSG to win: 17/10